10 things you need to know today: February 4, 2021 Harold Maass
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced Wednesday that they had reached a power-sharing deal for the chamber, which is split 50-50 with Vice President Kamala Harris tie-breaking vote giving Democrats a narrow majority. The agreement cleared the way for the full body of the Senate to approve the organizing resolution, which Schumer said meant that committees can promptly set up and get to work with Democrats holding the gavels. The deal was expected to be like one used in 2001, the last time the Senate was evenly split. That arrangement let bills and nominations go to the floor even when committee votes were tied. The Senate had been deadlocked since Jan. 20, when Democrats took over the majority but Republicans remained in control of committees. [
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